In the final game this season that will pit an HBCU against an FBS opponent, Texas Southern’s meeting with Florida Atlantic tops the list of the most attended games in Week 5 of the HBCU football season.
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South Carolina State proved to be worthy road warriors after defeating a determined, stubborn Bethune-Cookman Wildcat squad in Daytona Beach. Head coach Sam Shade led Alabama A&M to a hard-fought victory over FAMU in Tallahassee, a formidable task. The winning coaches, Coach Berry of SCSU and Coach Shade, have both had a few years to establish their respective programs. Coach Quinn Gray is in his first year at Florida A&M, but I have no doubt that he will quickly right the Rattlers’ ship.
The center opened on Wednesday, September 23. Jordan helped open the center by committing $1 million in 2021 to support Morehouse students studying journalism and sports-related fields. The donation went towards scholarships and athletic programs.
Nunnie on the Sideline
Converse, a subsidiary of Nike, produced, promoted, and released a controversial ad that, for many, had racial implications. Just for context, our high school basketball team wore Converse tennis shoes in the mid-sixties. In the ad, the black shoes, occupied by dark legs, appear to be suspended or hanging next to a Klan-like hood with foreboding cutout dark eyes (not visble in above photo), reminiscent of a KKK hood, meant to invoke fear, intimidation, and violence by hanging. Closer scrutiny depicts the hooded caricature with Caucasian legs. The implications are startling, shocking, and provocative.
Nunnie on the Sideline
Nunnie on the Sideline
Today, four-time NBA Champion and two-time MVP Stephen Curry announced the return of the UNDERRATED Golf Tour presented by KPMG for its fifth U.S. season, marking a milestone year for a platform that continues to reshape access and opportunity within the game. Now entering its fifth season, UNDERRATED Golf continues to evolve as a purpose-driven business endeavor committed to balancing participation in the sport and expanding competitive pathways for student-athletes from every community. With the continued support of KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, season five will once again blend elite competition with leadership development, mentorship and exposure to career pathways that extend well beyond the course.
If you have been a fairly consistent NOTS reader, then you are probably cognizant of my respect and admiration for Coach Chennis Berry—not only because he is an exceptional leader of young men, but also because he has succeeded at every appointed stop, including Benedict and now South Carolina State.